The contraction of both smooth muscle and cardiac muscle is controlled by motor neurons of the autonomic system. 1  The first, the preganglionic neurons, arise in the CNS and run to a ganglion in the body. 2  postganglionic neurons, which run to the effector organ (cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, or a gland). 3  sympathetic nervous system and the. 4  parasympat
In the spring we are fishing the Columbia River from Cathlamet, I-5 at Portland to the Bonneville Dam chasing the Spring Kings in our jet sled. These are a prized fish, the first to enter the river, full of fat, succulent, and some of the best eating salmon Washington State has to offer.
The most recent arrival is called Skagit Indian smoked salmon. It is prepared in a centuries-old tradition-adapted to modern tastes-by members of the Upper Skagit tribe in the northern Cascade region of Washington State. The Indians of the Pacific Northwest used to cur e salmon in alderwood smo ke to preserve it.